A Heart Health Balancing Act

With high cholesterol and high blood pressure prevalent on both the maternal and paternal sides of my family, the issue of cardiovascular health is near and dear to my heart (pun intended). According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), I’m one of about half of all Americans (47%) who have at least one of three key risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD): high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Between 2015 and 2018, 126.9 million American adults had some form of CVD…